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Timothy W. Holder, MD, FAAFP, Medical Director of Supportive Care and Survivorship with Cancer Treatment Centers of America, was selected for inclusion in the forthcoming Top Doctors of North America 2015-16 edition of The Heritage Registry of Who’s Who.

Cancer Treatment Centers of America Global (CTCA) announced that four of its five hospitals, including the Tulsa hospital (CTCA at Southwestern Regional Medical Center), were awarded Five-Star quality scores - the highest possible rating – by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ (CMS). Richard Haldeman, president and CEO of the Tulsa hospital, and Dr. Daniel Nader, chief of staff of the Tulsa hospital, were quoted.

In 2009, Jesse Thomas from Wichita Falls, Texas was diagnosed with stage IV melanoma. After undergoing treatment, the cancer recurred four years later. By that point, Jesse was told that he would need to undergo experimental treatment or live with the diagnosis. That’s when Jesse chose to seek a second opinion at Cancer Treatment Centers of America® (CTCA) at Midwestern Regional Medical Center (Midwestern).

Researchers have often wondered why a drug that failed for virtually all test patients will trigger a miraculous recovery for a tiny sample during some drug trials. The answers may lie in DNA, and with new genome-sequencing technologies it may soon be possible to pinpoint genetic mutations and other molecular abnormalities that play a role in some patients’ astounding recoveries.

Dr. Glen Weiss, director of clinical research and Phase I and Phase II clinical trials at Cancer Treatment Centers of America and a clinical associate professor at the Translational Genomics Research Institute in Phoenix, has also treated patients whose cancer took an unexpected trajectory.

A Peoria husband and father to 13 children found himself in the fight of his life, after being diagnosed in 2013 with stage 4 kidney cancer. The Perkins family turned to Goodyear and the Cancer Treatment Centers of America after learning his cancer had advanced to stage 4, and that another Valley medical center could not see them for another five to six weeks.

Glen Weiss, MD, oversees clinical research at CTCA. He has found a breakthrough treatment using something called immunotherapy.

“Science has shown that chronic resentment can lead to higher blood pressure, increased tension and inflammation, and elevated cortisol levels.” Finding a way to forgive someone or one’s self can be difficult, especially when a cancer diagnosis is involved. Carl Williamson, Manager of Pastoral Care at Cancer Treatment Centers of America® (CTCA) at Midwestern Regional Medical Center (Midwestern), and Katherine Puckett, PhD, MS, MSW, LCSW, National Director of Mind-Body Medicine at CTCA , join other experts to discuss the importance of forgiveness and where to find support. Dwayne Bratcher also shares his journey of self-acceptance and forgiveness after being diagnosed with breast cancer.

Cancer Treatment Centers of America® (CTCA) has ranked 4th out of more than 1,400 companies tracked in the widely acclaimed YouGov BrandIndex “Best Brand” survey during the first six months of 2015. CTCA is the only health care company to make it onto the list of top 10 brands, behind only Amazon, Netflix and YouTube, yet ranked ahead of such legendary brands as Apple, Google and Ford.

Naismith Memorial Hall of Famer, Spencer Haywood, and the National Basketball Retired Players Association have teamed up with Cancer Treatment Centers of America® to help bring awareness to the often-overlooked issue of prostate cancer.